Monthly Archives: December 2011

It’s time to start the year-in-review stories. Last year it was established that I like to gamble.  My games of choice are the lottery, horse racing and the stock market.  Because the stock market is considered “investing”, I’ll save that … Continue reading →

2012 is a leap year.  We get the quad-annual appearance of February 29th.  But if adding a day is known as a leap, what do you call it when a day is eliminated? There Will Be No Friday This Week … Continue reading →

I finished reading my 17th and, most likely, my final book of the year (Siddhartha by Herman Hesse).  As I look back over my reading list for 2011, the books I read were obtained from the library, as gifts, loaned … Continue reading →

Has anyone else been noticing the falling prices on flat-screen TVs?  Maybe you haven’t noticed because you already have all the flat-screens you need.  I, on the other hand, am one of the remaining holdouts with only analog TVs in … Continue reading →

“Some days I’m more gone in here. Some days I like to just sit and drink beer”. – Jerry Jeff Walker   (Monday = no-spend day #8)

Sunday was no-spend day #7 for me.  I hope it was a no-spend day for most of you.  After a month or so of preparation for Christmas, all the shopping should’ve been over.  It was time to sit back and … Continue reading →

For the first time in many years, I’ve skipped my Christmas day tradition.  It had been my habit to drive over to Washington Crossing Park in New Jersey and go for a run on the canal path where General George … Continue reading →

‘Tis the season…  for drivers to run red lights, cut you off getting into your lane, sneak in and take the parking spot you’ve been waiting for, then get out of their car and wish you a merry Christmas.

Yesterday I visited a very crowded Barnes and Noble store.  The reason I would venture into such a busy box store just days before Christmas was that I was armed with the combination of a gift card and a coupon … Continue reading →

The winter solstice arrived this morning at 12:30am EST.  The good news is that the darkest days are behind us.  The bad news is that the coldest days are ahead of us.